Background
Siener, William Harold was born on February 24, 1945 in Silver Creek, New York, United States. Son of Harold Edwin and Christian (Dovesmith) Siener.
historian consultant museum director
Siener, William Harold was born on February 24, 1945 in Silver Creek, New York, United States. Son of Harold Edwin and Christian (Dovesmith) Siener.
Bachelor of Arts Rochester, 1967. Master of Arts in Teaching, University Chicago, 1970. Master of Arts, University Southampton, England, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy, College William & Mary, 1982.
Teacher, Center Young Men’s Christian Association High School, Chicago, 1968-1971;
director youth services, City of Niagara Falls (New York) Youth Board, 1973;
historian, Gloucester County (Virginia) History Bicentennial Committee, 1976;
executive director, Wyoming History and Geological Society, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1976-1982;
curator of history, Rochester (New York) Museum and Science Center, 1982-1986;
executive director, Buffalo and Erie County (New York) History Society, since 1986. Curator various gallery exhibits, since 1976. Member of advisory boards Pennsylvania State History Records, 1982, Documentary Heritage Program, Buffalo, 1986-1992.
Adjunct associate professor department History Buffalo State College, since 1987. Historian County of Erie, Buffalo, since 1988. Consultant Arts Development Superior vena cava syndrome, Buffalo, 1983,Organization of American States, The Bahamas, 1984, 85, St. Lucia, 1985, 89.
Member Buffalo Preservation Board, 1986-1991. Speaker New York Speakers in the Humanities program New York Council Humanities, since 1992.
Active Buffalo Preservation Board, 1986-1991, Leadership Buffalo, 1991. Clerk of session Westminster Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, 1991-1992, Choir of Men & Boys St. Paul's Episcopalian Cathedral, Buffalo, since 1993. Delegate People to People Citizen Ambassador Program Exchange to Russia, 1993.
Member advisory board Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Inc., Buffalo, since 1993. Trustee Community Music School, Buffalo, since 1993. Member New York Commissioner of Education's Task Force on the Future of Museum in New York State, since 1994.
Member American Association Museum (panel member 1985), Mid-Atlantic Association Museum (chairman international committee 1987-1988), American Association for State and Local History, National Trust for History Preservation, Institute Early American History and Culture (associate), Mid-Atlantic Association Mus's (vice-chairman small museum committee 1981-1982, panel member 1982), Rotary.
Married Estelle Minervino, December 27, 1968. Children: Alison Louise, Christian Dovesmith, Geoffrey David.